Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-05

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I trfnsse woFts e. uembeF AZ soeiHtY Ter
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emerged. Il cot prenj8elg vicioF5ou8. IS
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| drned, u dee to he great nzmeFical Sd
/ pariarfty q maseaiins writer's Dho -
conafanf fnSeEsn nRe 81 epiRFA1 and
/ proserb have Reuersliy masaRed -
/ 0iaes ths women n tee sfo1e % al
points relating 20 the ksppiness OF 9th
erwiss Of married life The unBnsky
xsntipps has besn the typioal warning
Of mzny generations, ana . wonsd b
an interesting point how far this = 6uA
70 her never having been blessed vith .
fdsndiy female 6loRfap1eF- FOR n
sianos, had she lsft q diary and some
iettera with 6ecorgns pest moTtsm IN
s1Fuefions a. - tbsir pnblicatin1. ns lad
9 feminine Plato arissn 70 ehronleie her
| doabsIess instructive dialogues on cook
cry and plsin BetdieuoFk, the woFie
might nos - ringing With Der uronks.
and Socrates Be knosu inqnife different
soIofs % 10 { worst Of morials--a mar
/ red man with irEeclaim8bie bachelek
4 a Ex~sa - - -
| the fact remains that in all aQts the
whole Of bacheloFdom bas been uonf 20
matte il q chorus Of self-e0nRrstuistion,
citing, as Dr. Jobnsnn puts 10. '.the ven
| efabIe testimony Of phil0sopherss his-
torisns and poetss in their favor.
| TheosstieaIiy the position 10 perfect.
This daofrine pi4yfully ennneisted in
The Young Duke" thst IL destroys
60 3 nerves 20 be amiAble every day 70
the same human being, IL psrsistentiy
| Inoulaated, = nd. without much dinloaitys
silently illustrated By common sxpsri-
enoa The multiplication Of elpbs al
over the Kingdom has been Q grand
l triumph fer the really mi oRynical
bachelor. who still joyfully contrasts
/ the faRtive arrival OF Cinderella like DE-
partufe Of some married friend With the
amiabls sensation which animates him
sslf Of being nndistnFbed master in his
stemple Of luxury and ease" To men
Of t6is kind 9 really small and nicely
adjusted tax woaid give Just that s1s-
picfon OF favor 10 life which q great
French chef vas supposed 70 impaFt 20
hia soups By merely showing them an
onion. Minds which have hitherto been
running 10 SEED on the eaete question
Of eurtailine gifts 10 expectant godchil-
dFen w0uld, perhaps, Fecsive an entirely
new lease Of siQor II meaaced With such
a personal danger. Many . man. whose
love Of solitade or too much "olababili-
tyr appears 20 have consigned him 20
permanent insiQn fcarce. might imm0f-
talizs himself a. the founder Of some
Bachelors Mutual Protection Society;
and the heEoism habitnsIly developed
IN any self respecting body By hosffle
attack woaid assist TO confer an asm0st
unsuspseted dignity On the movement.
But. unhappily for the conscientious
bacheloF, the snake IL here as ever Turk
ing within the grass, and not, 20 70
speak. striving 10 wiRgle over the gate
Of bis denesse. Tbs regions Of bacbel-
ordom are too frequently she scene Of
violent apostacies, which rend many q
pleasans coterie N 81 ces. The fell at
tack seizos on the most unlikely victim
il may be. bat the symptoms are invAFi-
ably the same. He foFeets that thfee
boon companions are expecting him fol
a rubber at whist, Reglects the preciss
brand OF his champagne, 0mits the 40
cnsiomsd gardenia in his coat. and
fipally multers dark hints about desiF
ing to settle down sonewhere. Their
his saddened friends know that il is al
over with him. and 90 away to ordeI
new eeats and bus him travelling clocks
and silver cigarette cases. which are
well understood 10 be Indispensable 40
cessoFies Of domestic life, and finally
return 70 watch him forever disseverte
from their ranks. Now this repeated
! phenomenon sn2Rests the vital l. quiPy
IS 70 whether any sneh being AZ 9 stable
and permanent bachelor ought TO b
reoseni Z d at all. II so, the proposed
, tax might Be utilized for the increase o.
! the navy or tue reduction Of the nation
al debt, or IN any othaf Of q thonsans
ways. But n not. the recognition whiel
las would afford TO o vgsillstinI
and uncertain section OF the public
would be almost deplofable. vi
should be inclined to depFecate il OF
the ground that bsehelor IL a. little q
be depended on - q ohrSsalis. whict
may unexpectedly throw OF the sadRl
Of It's tribs and ay Of at any moment &
the frat ho4eF that attracts it. kyel
DIR. johnson, after admitting that phi
losophy Ia largely on the side OF Gu
: bachelor, adds, dispassionately enouRs
9 that there are weapons against vhicl
this IL no avail. Pallas Athene ms
consinus her contests With Aphrodit
for the possession Of she Roldes appl
L Of mems devotion, bat in most cases th
3 Goddess Of Love obtains the pfizs q
l easily nov as she did on Mount Ids
' Pablo opinion tscitly recognizes thi
4 fact, and unconsciou.ly illustrates IL b,
\ the pomp and festivity with which !
loves 20 earround Q wedding. Next
the intelliQenoe that an intimate frieni
= has the measeis, there IL nothing 80 cor
ducive TO 3 harmonious blending o
amusement and interest as the AZ
nouncsmeat that he 10 going 20 be mai
= RED. IL somehsW, In NEST cast sim
= plies Q triumph Of love over logic
. which the vast crowds already actual
or porteutially vanquished. hsil witl
sympathetic glee. Another Wiil-o'-th
d wiap OF society 10 extinguished, and i
due time there appears IN its place d
steady light Of the ratepaying BIRTHS
household. T. Who IL, as hs assures "a
world on suitable occasions. "a hul
a band and q father" and WAC is %
poFtly embodImsnt Of the virtues Gen
orally
Bachelors, then, with Their osnsisn
e lendsncy to evAaesce, can scarcely
q regarded as regular factors 10 the nsoa
> arranRemenls Of the State. Neverthe
> les, uhiis wisdom suggests that v
ls should live IN constant expectation Q
b their obseqaies, fair plAy demand
II thai even here ne ahoald recognize "a
;. occasional sarVival OF the fttest. Baeo
u has pithiiy remarked on the fact tha
4 many bachelors shave married and en-
, dowsd the public, and afiirms THAI the
= are ''the bess nasteFs. best friends an
l. best aarvantsH For any indtvidns
. there can be no judge except himself q
q 10 whether this verdict may not be pre-
ferable % that passed 90 Ulysses. uhic
. states lbat chs preferred his old woual
J. 20 immortalityH Certainly, il . cas-
q which might BE- described - ~Penelop
e vursus Pnbiic," the majority shout
& rather Be grateful 10 the saKvivin
bachelor who endatsea the vieW OF b
J. con- Ttare are net - many Of "a
= 1000 ar.a.fas that wn raanA faaT